Method of fastening footwear welts



Jan. 17, 1933. A. coblsl-l METHOD OF FASTENING FOOTWEAR WEL'IS Filed March 24 1931 2 Sheets-Shea?"v '1 WARM/HM Ca s I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Jan. 17, 1933. comsu 1,89 0

METHOD OF FASTENING FOOTWEAR WELTS Filed March' 24, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESS:

Patented Jan.-17, 1933 PATENT OFFICE ABRAHAM CODISHLOF BROOKLYN, NEW, YORK METHOD or rasrnmneroorwmm wn'L'rs Application filed March 24, 1931. Serial No. 524,991.

Thisinvention relates to a method of fastening footwear welts and is adapted to be employed with any style upper or with any leather.

' An objectof theinvention" is the provision of an improved method of the character described.

Other objects ofthe invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from a reading of the following specification.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of the application, with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawings nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom'as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the upper of a shoe containing a last, there being a welt secured to the lower edge of the upper and an insole fastened to the last and to the upper.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. l is a side view of a shoe completed according to my invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial section taken on-line 5 5 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged or detail section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 4;.

Referring to the drawings for a moredetailed description thereof, the numeral 7 indicates an upper having the usual lining. As a first step in the method a welt 8 is sewed to the upper adjacent the lower edge 9 of the 145 latter, the numeral 10 indicating the line of edge of the upper in order to provide a margin 12 clearly shown in Fig. 5, the purpose of this 59 margin being to provide an area or strip vwhich may be secured with facility to an insole 15 as hereinafter described.

The insole 15 is temporarily secured by means of tacks 17 or othersecuring means as 7 shown in Fig. 2, to a last19' which is inserted in the shoe as shown in Fig. 1, the insole then adjoining the mentioned margin 12 of the welt. The lower edge of the front part of the last is different in form or outline from that of the usual last. In other words I modify the outline of the lower edge of the usual last by cutting it back, thereby forming a deep curved bevel 35shown in Fig. 5, which makes a sharper anglewith the top of the frontpart of the last than does the corresponding surface of the usual last. This is for the purpose of providing sufficient space to accommodate the tacking machine which drives the fastening means 22 to bind thewelt to the insole. l

As shown in Fig. 5 the margin 12 is flexed or bent outwardly and is positioned in contact with the upper marginal surface of the insole. The welt with the attached upper and its accompanying lining is then secured or fastened to the insole by means of tacks, staples or other fastening means 22 driven 7 through the margin 12 of the welt and the marginal edge of the insole as clearly shown in Fig. 2. When the staples are used their free ends are turned over or clinched as shown in Fig. 3. As clearly shown in Fig. 2 the staples are preferably at shorter distances apart in the frontpart of the shoe than in the back part of the shoe, this being due to the fact that there is more action in the front part of the shoe when in use. Instead-of using staples or tacks any other means, such for example as cement, glue, or the like may be employed to secure the Weltto the insole. The welt is then fastened or secured'to the insole by stitching, the line of stitching being indicated by the numeral 25. If staples have been used to secure the welt to the insole they are left in place, that is they remain permanently to secure the welt to the insole. If however tacks have been used-they are preferably withdrawn after the stitching of the welt to the insole has been made. The next step in the process after stitching is to .trim

the upper with its accompanying lining and the Welt and the insole to their proper form or size. The tacks or other fastening means 17 which temporarily secure the insole to the last are then withdrawn and the last taken out of the shoe.

A. layer or inlay of cork 2'? as clearly shown in Fig." 6 is cemented or otherwise secured to the lower face of the insole and the sole 29 of the shoe, also shown in Fig. 6, is secured in any suitable manner, as for example by cementing, to the cork inlay 27 and the free edge portion 30 of the welt clearly shown in Fig. 6 is cemented on the lower on a half shoe and-also on a half stitched down'shoe. using the same upper, last, die and insole as described, buta regular Goodyear or wider welt is to be used if necessary.

What is claimed as new is:

1. The method of fastening footwear welts which comprises fastening a welt, intermediate its side edges, to an upper, with the upper surface of the welt and the outer surface of the upper confronting each other, placing the upper surface of a portion of said welt in confronting relation tothe upper surface of an insole, and securing the welt to the insole and fastening the welt to a shoe outsole.

2. The method of fastening footwear welts which comprises fastening a welt, intermediate its side edges, to an upper, with the upper surface of the welt and the outer surface of the upper confronting each other, placing the upper surface of a portion of said welt in confronting relation to the upper surface of an insole, and securing the welt to the insole, forming the welt into a bead ad-' j acent the shoe upper and securing the welt to 'a' shoe outsole.

3, The method offastening footwear welts which comprises fastening a welt, intermediate its side'edge's, to an upper, with the upperv surface of the welt and the outer surface of the upper confronting each other, placing theupper surface of a portion of said welt in confronting relation to the upper surface of an insole, and tacking and then stitching the welt to the insole and fastening the welt to ashoe outsole. V

4. The method of fastening footwear welts which'comprises fastening a welt, intermediate its side edges, to an upper, with the upper surface of the welt and the outer sur face of the upper confronting each other, placing theup-per surface of a portion of said upper surface of said welt confronting, a,

marginal portion of said welt being secured to amarginal portion of said insole with the upper surface of said welt and the upper surface of sald lnsole confrontlng, said welt being secured to an outsole.

6. A shoe comprisin an upper,a welt, an

insole, said'welt being secured to said upper ,with the outer surface of said upper and the upper surface'of said welt confronting, a marginal portion of sald welt'belng secured to a marginal portion of said insole with the upper surface of said welt and theupp'er surface of said insole confronting,"said welt,

being secured to an outsole, and formed into a bead adjacent said upper."

In testimony whereof I hereby my ABRAHAM conisn.

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stitching thewelt to the insole, forming the 

